Weathered Buildings
When we moved into this place in 1977, it had a chicken coop at the top of the rise out back. It was small about the size of this building on the left. We never had any rooster cock-a-doddle-doing or chickens passing on eggs for that matter. Until the roof caved in, I used it to store my wheelbarrow and garden equipment. It also served a useful purpose as a backdrop for some family portraits, but that's about it. I knocked it down a few years later to expand our small garden, and to this day this section remains the most fertile area around. Yes, I've got our garden on my mind these days, even as I wait for all the snow to vanish. Took a walk up back to check on out outbuilding the other afternoon. Both have survived another winter well.
Getting a bit anxious to turn some soil.
And that no chicken sh%t.
We do not garden (I use pots for my herbs) because of our small city backyard, but I feel the same way about our Farmers Mkt---can't wait to see the flowers and produce. I usually visit early every Saturday morning, whether I need something or not. Usually buy way too much. I often stroll the aisles with an umbrella, pretending an Eliza Doolittle act.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine the winter you've had. But I can imagine how much you would look forward to warmth and dry ground.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your post, I noticed that your word of the day was "verdant". How appropriate. I think your Today's Word app was reading your mind.
ReplyDeleteHa. Didn't notice that. GO green!
DeleteChicken is a big industry in this part of the state. There's are thousands of chicken houses, each growing thousands of chickens at a time. If you buy Tyson or Pilgrim's Pride chicken in the grocery, there's a fair chance it may have come from nearby. A lot of farmers buy chicken litter from chicken growers when they muck out their houses to use as fertilizer on their pastureland. And oh, does it ever make the grass green and lush. But the smell will knock you over for a few days. So I do understand why that area of your garden was so great. Re: your comment on the painted church and Elenka's being Slovak, there are a few more other churches I photographed that are somewhere in the queue for upcoming posts that possibly make this one look mediocre. Well, maybe not mediocre but certainly more spectacular. I spent a good time yesterday on the Internet trying to decipher/translate some of the writing on some Czech tombstones I have coming for tomorrow (I didn't make it in time for today) that I would love to know. I think they describe possibly the maiden name and the place of birth of the deceased.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Elenka can take a crack at translating.
DeleteGood luck with your new patch of green!
ReplyDeletego, dirt farmer, go!
ReplyDeleteStill some snow left? These old buildings needs some new paint!
ReplyDeleteQuite worn!
ReplyDeleteI garden on a roof in large pots but I've been out there checking to see if any herbs have survived the winter and deciding what crops to plant! It will be spring one day.
ReplyDeleteOur cabbage and lettuce is thriving. Soon, we'll need to plant our tomatoes! Be sure to post pics of your garden!
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GDP
I love tattered and weathered everything.
ReplyDeletewhat a pleasing wooden houses...very interesting style...Wish you a great time for your garden...
ReplyDeletewhat a pleasing wooden houses...very interesting style...Wish you a great time for your garden...
ReplyDeleteI love that weathered shingle look.
ReplyDelete...and that chicken sh%t makes really fine fertilizer too! here's hoping you get your hands dirty in the soil before too long.
ReplyDelete;Hmm. This is still only the beginning of April. And we've got a whole month before we can begin planting here in Virginia--or so I figure.
ReplyDeleteNeeds some stain?
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah. I can dig it.
ReplyDeleteNice composition.
ReplyDeleteYour photograph is channeling Andrew Wyeth... beautiful with muted colors.
ReplyDeleteBises,
Genie